Stepwise warm rolling for synergistic strength and ductility enhancement in heterolamellar medium-Mn steel

Autor: Chao Ding, Huibin Wu, Gang Niu, Enmao Wang, Zhihui Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 33, Iss , Pp 5223-5230 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2238-7854
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.10.185
Popis: Medium manganese steel represents a promising third-generation advanced high-strength steel. However, achieving excellent plasticity in high-yield-strength medium manganese steel remains challenging, particularly with lower alloying element contents. In this study, we employed an innovative stepwise warm rolling process on 5Mn medium manganese steel, developing a heterolamellar microstructure along the rolling direction. The resulting steel exhibited a yield strength exceeding 1.5 GPa while maintaining a uniform elongation of approximately 29%. The high yield strength is attributed to fine lamellar grains with high dislocation density, while the excellent uniform elongation is due to the synergistic effect of multiple plastic deformation mechanisms, which promoted prolonged strain hardening and delayed the onset of necking. These mechanisms include hetero-deformation induced (HDI) hardening generated during the early deformation of the heterolamellar structure, transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) effect-induced work hardening, and delamination cracking that alleviates interface strain concentration and delays material failure. Collectively, these mechanisms enabled the material to achieve an exceptionally high product of yield strength and uniform elongation of 45 GPa·%. This work provides new insights into the design of high-strength, ductile medium manganese steels, advancing the application of high-performance medium manganese steels.
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